Brandon Bench – Mueller Elementary
I am in my 8th year of teaching, all in 1st grade at Mueller Elementary School. I am an avid learner, reader, mountain biker, and technophile (geek ) .  I am married with 3 rockin’ awesome boys.

Kirby Daetwiler - Gammon Elementary
I am a fifth grade teacher at Gammon Elementary.In addition to teaching, I serve as Gammon’sTechnology Director, School Technology Specialist, Team Leader and the Gammon Chess Team’s Coach/Director. My interests include ancient world history, digital photography, and working with animals.

Lauri Isaacs – L’Ouvertue Computer Technology Magnet
I'm Lauri Isaacs and I teach at L'Ouverture Computer Magnet which happens to be a SMART Showcase School.  I taught fourth grade for 12 years and for the last three years have been a Technology Coordinator. I enjoy exploring new technologies, spending time with my husband and two sons, and movies!

David Maneth – Jardine Middle School
At Jardine Middle Magnet School I engage and inspire 7th grade math students using SMART Board, Airliners, and Senteos. This is my second year enjoying the SMART system and my eighth year teaching middle school students. My name is David Maneth, and I enjoy helping teachers become "SMARTies".

Rebecca McIntyre – Anderson Elementary
I have been a teacher for 15 years teaching in grades Pre-K to 5. I have had the privilege of using and teaching SMART products for over 4 years and continue to be impressed with each new innovation.

Carrie Norris Lutke – Pleasant Valley Middle School
This is my third year teaching Newcomer ESOL at Pleasant Valley Middle School.  I love the challenge of working with students who have just come to the United States and feel honored to introduce them to English and to our culture. I just got married in January to my wonderful husband, Nathaniel.

Marianne Olson –Seltzer Elementary
Hi! My name is Marianne Olson. Currently, I am a 2nd grade teacher at Seltzer Elementary. I have been teaching for 5 years, which have all been at Seltzer. Traveling, watching movies and reality TV, playing with new technology, and spending time with friends are all things I love to do. I love the Huskers, but please don’t hold that against me.

Jennifer Osburn – Linwood Elementary
I have worked in Wichita Public Schools since 2002 as a classroom teacher. I have taught at Kellogg Elementary and Linwood Elementary in grades 3, 4, 5, and Kindergarten. I love working with all ages of students if you can't tell! I especially enjoy seeing their faces when they learn new things! I think this is why I love working with technology in my classroom! Outside of school, I have a wonderful husband and a busy two year old son that I enjoy spending my spare time with.

Hope Phan – OK Elementary
I’m Hope Phan and I teach ESOL Newcomers at OK Elementary.  I think I’ve got the best job in the world.  I get to see a glimpse of the world through my students’ eyes.  I’ve been in the district for 16 years.  Most of that time was at Cloud Elementary, moving to OK Elementary School  4 years ago to open a new Newcomer Site.   I’ve got one fabulous husband, Thai and two adorable daughters, Emma and Hannah. 

Arta Quam – White Elementary
My name is Arta Quam and I am a first grade teacher at White Elementary. I love working with kids and using technology. I feel extremely lucky and blessed to have the job I do, children are amazing!! When I am not at school I love to take walks with my husband and our 4 year old blue weimaraner named Boone. I also love to watch movies and build photo books on our Mac computer.

Jennifer Ruckman - Earhart, Linwood, and Washington Elementary
I am an Elementary Learning Coach at Earhart, Linwood, and Washington.  Although not in the classroom anymore, I get to "share" kids with classroom teachers at my buildings and have enjoyed collaborating with those teachers to help provide lessons that are engaging and interesting to the kids.  I have 3 kids: ages 12, 10, and 7.  When I am not busy shuttling my kids' to their sports practices and/or games, I love to travel and spend free time watching movies or playing games with them. 

Jason Titus – Caldwell Elementary
My name is Jason Titus and I teach second grade at Caldwell Elementary.  This is my 12th year of teaching.  I have taught both first and second grade.

Mark Walker - Heights High School
I have been teaching with Smartboard Technology since the spring of 2005.  I continue to develop a secondary music program utilizing this technology to teach music reading and sightreading skills with the students.  I have had the opportunity to train other educators at Heights High School, as well as, other educators in Wichita Public Schools in using Smartboards and Airliners, and am being trained in the Senteo Clicker technology and will use with my classes that have over 80 students.

Debbie Wilks - Riverside Elementary
I teach third grade at Riverside Elementary School.  I enjoy reading, traveling, and gardening.  I also enjoys the challenge of including technology in her classroom. 

Jenny Worrell – Hadley Middle School
I am a proud graduate of USD 259 and Wichita State University where I earned a Bachelors Degree in Middle Level Education: Mathematics.  I have been working in the district for 4 years however this is my first “official” year of teaching.  I am currently at Hadley Middle School where I incorporate technology in my 6th grade classroom on a daily basis.  I am looking forward to teaching other educators how to utilize technology to enrich student-learning and how to make their own time more efficient.